HB 20-1087 Summary

• Changes prosecution language from "hunters" to "persons" when prosecuting multiple Title 33 violations to clarify that enforcement applies broadly to all wildlife law violators, not just hunters.

• Clarifies the definition of "take" wildlife to explicitly include killing or acquiring possession, while maintaining the exception for accidental wounding or killing by motor vehicles, vessels, or trains.

• Modifies penalty assessment procedures by extending the payment deadline from fifteen to twenty days and clarifying officer authority to require mail payment when identity cannot be verified.

• Expands the definition of "vessel" across multiple statutes (Articles 10-15 and 32) to explicitly include stand-up paddleboards while excluding single-chambered air-inflated devices and seaplanes.

• Adds provisions allowing license suspension for non-compliance with citations and creates careless hunting penalties with reduced fines and suspension points if the person was licensed, field-dressed the animal, and reported the kill to the Division.